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12/22/2003 Archived Entry: "CNN: Union-Busters, Inc."
CNN: Union-Busters, Inc.
I knew that much of fox News' staff were non-union workers. Looks as though CNN is following suit, the bastards.
CNN, a business unit of Time Warner, has terminated its agreement with a unionized contractor that provides more than 220 technicians and camera crews for its Washington and New York bureaus. CNN said it wants to bring the jobs in-house with nonunion workers.The technicians, who are represented by the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET), have been invited to apply for nonunion jobs at CNN. Some already have been hired.
“It’s union-busting,” Mark Peach, president of NABET Local 31, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Local 31 represents the Washington work force.
Without the union, Peach said workers will lose the right to be paid extra for such things as night shifts and short turnarounds, which for some workers can be as much as $12,000 a year.
“We did this because we are seeking to make better use of current technology and to redefine existing roles among staff,” said Christa Robinson, a spokeswoman for CNN. She denied that the company is trying to break the union.
CNN has long used outside workers as camera crew and studio technicians in its Washington and New York bureaus. It hired the current contractor, Team Video Services, six years ago in Washington, and expanded the relationship to the New York bureau two years ago. In September, CNN notified Team Video Services that the contract would be terminated in 90 days, and it invited Team Video Services’ staffers to apply for jobs at CNN.
Replies: 5 people speak up
Bastards!
Being invited to apply for a job you already hold!
Redefine existing roles among staff? MY ASS!!
Posted by Andrew @ 12/22/2003 03:20 PM NY
Unplug CNN. If you subscribe to cable, you are sponsoring this shit. So unplug them. I havn't watched CNN since 1/2/02. And I feel a lot healthier. It's crap they're spewing and this action proves their not worthy..
Posted by Andre @ 12/22/2003 03:50 PM NY
Unions bad. Unlimited CEO compensation good. Welcome to early 21st century American free market capitalism. Any questions?
Andre,I will never give up my Time Warner cable box(es). I dream of Wolf's creamy, white beard. Mmmm, I could swim naked in his beard.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 12/22/2003 04:17 PM NY
Metropolitan99, I hope you were being sarcastic.
Posted by Iceberg @ 12/23/2003 12:29 AM NY
I'm feeling the sarcasm... it's got my soul glowing a brighter orange than the national alert system =)
Posted by sellursoul @ 12/23/2003 07:45 AM NY
